For many in the US, this weekend is a time to remember, in traditional family ways, all who have passed. 💛 #sunrise #DecorationDay #MemorialDay
"Have you seen the light" by Stephen Bowler (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr
"Have you seen the light" by Stephen Bowler (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr
May 24, 2026 at 1:57 PM
For many in the US, this weekend is a time to remember, in traditional family ways, all who have passed. 💛 #sunrise #DecorationDay #MemorialDay
"Have you seen the light" by Stephen Bowler (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr
"Have you seen the light" by Stephen Bowler (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr
Memorial Day is yet another day that white people have whitewashed and destroyed. It was originally created by former African slaves in Charleston South Carolina. #DecorationDay
May 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Memorial Day is yet another day that white people have whitewashed and destroyed. It was originally created by former African slaves in Charleston South Carolina. #DecorationDay
What happened some 152 years ago would remain buried for over a century until David Blight, a renowned Yale University professor, scholar and author, discovered that Blacks founded what is now known as Memorial Day.
#DecorationDay
#BlackskyNews
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#DecorationDay
#BlackskyNews
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Memorial Day started with Blacks decorating soldiers' graves in 1865
Editor’s Note: This story originally was published in the Crusader on May 25, 2017
chicagocrusader.com
May 25, 2026 at 12:31 PM
May 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
🗣️#MemorialDay is the day the U.S. honors the service and sacrifice of soldiers who *gave their lives* to secure our freedoms. Learn about African Americans’ roles in one of the earliest commemorations #DecorationDay: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
The First Memorial Day
Memorial Day is the day that our nation takes pause to celebrate the service and sacrifice of our military heroes that gave their lives to secure our freedoms.
nmaahc.si.edu
May 25, 2026 at 11:03 AM
🗣️#MemorialDay is the day the U.S. honors the service and sacrifice of soldiers who *gave their lives* to secure our freedoms. Learn about African Americans’ roles in one of the earliest commemorations #DecorationDay: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
#TheVIctorianBookoftheDead Memorial arrangement for a soldier killed in the Spanish American War.
#MemorialDay #DecorationDay
#MemorialDay #DecorationDay
May 25, 2026 at 12:58 PM
#TheVIctorianBookoftheDead Memorial arrangement for a soldier killed in the Spanish American War.
#MemorialDay #DecorationDay
#MemorialDay #DecorationDay
What happened some 152 years ago would remain buried for over a century until David Blight, a renowned Yale University professor, scholar and author, discovered that Blacks founded what is now known as Memorial Day.
#DecorationDay
#BlackskyNews
chicagocrusader.com/memorial-day...
#DecorationDay
#BlackskyNews
chicagocrusader.com/memorial-day...
Memorial Day started with Blacks decorating soldiers' graves in 1865
Editor’s Note: This story originally was published in the Crusader on May 25, 2017
chicagocrusader.com
May 25, 2026 at 12:29 PM
What happened some 152 years ago would remain buried for over a century until David Blight, a renowned Yale University professor, scholar and author, discovered that Blacks founded what is now known as Memorial Day.
#DecorationDay
#BlackskyNews
chicagocrusader.com/memorial-day...
#DecorationDay
#BlackskyNews
chicagocrusader.com/memorial-day...
May 26, 2026 at 3:32 AM
#MemorialDay began in 1865 when Freedmen decorated soldiers' graves. It is AKA #DecorationDay #AddToBlacksky #AmericanHistory
May 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#MemorialDay began in 1865 when Freedmen decorated soldiers' graves. It is AKA #DecorationDay #AddToBlacksky #AmericanHistory
#TheVIctorianBookoftheDead #DecorationDay #MemorialDay
Decoration Day postcard showing a veteran and a child by the grave of one of his comrades. Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day, a time to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. The GAR lobbied for it to be a national holiday.
Decoration Day postcard showing a veteran and a child by the grave of one of his comrades. Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day, a time to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. The GAR lobbied for it to be a national holiday.
May 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
#TheVIctorianBookoftheDead #DecorationDay #MemorialDay
Decoration Day postcard showing a veteran and a child by the grave of one of his comrades. Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day, a time to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. The GAR lobbied for it to be a national holiday.
Decoration Day postcard showing a veteran and a child by the grave of one of his comrades. Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day, a time to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. The GAR lobbied for it to be a national holiday.
Good morning from Holly and me out for our walk this morning. Insomnia meant we were out very early and we caught the Christmas lights. Holly posed beside the tree.
It was a frosty morning but we saw the dawn. Not much of a sunrise due to the clouds.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone. #DecorationDay
It was a frosty morning but we saw the dawn. Not much of a sunrise due to the clouds.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone. #DecorationDay
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Good morning from Holly and me out for our walk this morning. Insomnia meant we were out very early and we caught the Christmas lights. Holly posed beside the tree.
It was a frosty morning but we saw the dawn. Not much of a sunrise due to the clouds.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone. #DecorationDay
It was a frosty morning but we saw the dawn. Not much of a sunrise due to the clouds.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone. #DecorationDay
The History Channel and other credible sources confirm that #MemorialDay, formally known as #DecorationDay, was originally started by a group of #AfricanAmericans - www.blackhistory.com/2018/05/blac...
May 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The History Channel and other credible sources confirm that #MemorialDay, formally known as #DecorationDay, was originally started by a group of #AfricanAmericans - www.blackhistory.com/2018/05/blac...
May 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A reflective and inspiring Decoration Day to all #decorationday #memorialday
Again, please share.
In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people.
It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day.
time.com/5836444/blac...
In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people.
It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day.
time.com/5836444/blac...
The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started
Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865
time.com
May 25, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A reflective and inspiring Decoration Day to all #decorationday #memorialday
Before it became sales and long weekends, it was called Decoration Day. Families would gather quietly to decorate graves with flowers, ribbons, letters, and remembrance. The tradition began after the Civil War as a way to honor loved and lost
#DecorationDay #RememberGently #NovaLux #TheIlluminarium
#DecorationDay #RememberGently #NovaLux #TheIlluminarium
May 25, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Before it became sales and long weekends, it was called Decoration Day. Families would gather quietly to decorate graves with flowers, ribbons, letters, and remembrance. The tradition began after the Civil War as a way to honor loved and lost
#DecorationDay #RememberGently #NovaLux #TheIlluminarium
#DecorationDay #RememberGently #NovaLux #TheIlluminarium
The creation of #memorialday stemmed from #decorationday held May 1, 1865 by African Americans in Charleston, SC who paraded, carried flowers & sang patriotic songs (incl. "John Brown's Body" which became "Battle Hymn of The Republic") to honor prisoners of war who died there. #americanhistory🇺🇸
May 27, 2024 at 9:44 PM
The creation of #memorialday stemmed from #decorationday held May 1, 1865 by African Americans in Charleston, SC who paraded, carried flowers & sang patriotic songs (incl. "John Brown's Body" which became "Battle Hymn of The Republic") to honor prisoners of war who died there. #americanhistory🇺🇸
Rocked deeply out today to Metallica's For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Read the lyrics.
Also, Decoration Day greetings 🙏
#Metallica
#music
#memorialday
#blackhistory
#decorationday
#artists
Read the lyrics.
Also, Decoration Day greetings 🙏
#Metallica
#music
#memorialday
#blackhistory
#decorationday
#artists
May 26, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Rocked deeply out today to Metallica's For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Read the lyrics.
Also, Decoration Day greetings 🙏
#Metallica
#music
#memorialday
#blackhistory
#decorationday
#artists
Read the lyrics.
Also, Decoration Day greetings 🙏
#Metallica
#music
#memorialday
#blackhistory
#decorationday
#artists
The first Memorial Day was created by African Americans shortly after the Civil War.
#MemorialDay #DecorationDay
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#MemorialDay #DecorationDay
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Happy Memorial Day to all the veterans and especially Black Americans!!!! #fyp #viral
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May 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The first Memorial Day was created by African Americans shortly after the Civil War.
#MemorialDay #DecorationDay
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#MemorialDay #DecorationDay
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HONOR & REMEMBER | On May 1, 1865, newly freed Black Americans #Charleston , SC created the first #MemorialDay aka #DecorationDay . They dug up mass graves, gave every soldier a proper burial, A crowd of 10,000 gathered — including 3,000 Black schoolchildren carrying flowers & singing. #blackhistory
May 26, 2026 at 1:19 AM
HONOR & REMEMBER | On May 1, 1865, newly freed Black Americans #Charleston , SC created the first #MemorialDay aka #DecorationDay . They dug up mass graves, gave every soldier a proper burial, A crowd of 10,000 gathered — including 3,000 Black schoolchildren carrying flowers & singing. #blackhistory
Memorial Day began after the Civil War as "Decoration Day," when Americans laid flowers on the graves of soldiers. Over time, it became a national day of remembrance for all who...
#StMarys #STMU #History #MemorialDay #HistoryRemembers #PublicHistory #DecorationDay #HonorAndRemember #MemorialDay2025
#StMarys #STMU #History #MemorialDay #HistoryRemembers #PublicHistory #DecorationDay #HonorAndRemember #MemorialDay2025
May 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Memorial Day began after the Civil War as "Decoration Day," when Americans laid flowers on the graves of soldiers. Over time, it became a national day of remembrance for all who...
#StMarys #STMU #History #MemorialDay #HistoryRemembers #PublicHistory #DecorationDay #HonorAndRemember #MemorialDay2025
#StMarys #STMU #History #MemorialDay #HistoryRemembers #PublicHistory #DecorationDay #HonorAndRemember #MemorialDay2025
